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Suparu's lifted legacy -AWESOMENESS-

A collection of some Boxer awesomeness to begin this thread!

So I'm finally starting a journal on this car (over 2 years after joining the DI

Greetings from Moab, UT!

I've been on the USMB (superu) for years, but in expanding my Subaru forum exposure, lurking on the DI for s while, I joined the Dirttyimpreza community with my AWD passion, off-road and rally enthusiasm. This community is great, helpful and super fun, the dirty kind of fun!!!

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I've run a few tanks of gas since reinstalling the rack and spare on the roof, and can report my average MPG.

After 997.5 miles and 47.5 gallons (city/daily commuting/running around town and up to the mountains miles, etc.), I get 21.0 ave MPG.

<UPDATE jAN 2013>>
After tanks and tanks and tanks with 4.11 FD and no roof rack, I'm averaging more like 23 MPG, mostly all city, with occasional jaunts up tp the mountains and some off-roading (in both hi and low ranges) in 26.8" LT AT2s

Added DIY LATCH anchors to the back seat. These will complete the system, perfectly complementing the deck LATCH previously installed.
I pulled the bolts, then had to grind out the anchor's 10 mm hole to accept the car's 12 mm bolt
I used Fixe climbing anchors with rap rings (load bearing to 18 Kn or 4046.51 pound force, or 18,000 joules/meter; there's a stronger one available)

under rear seat.
I attached them to the seat belt anchors

The outer seat belt anchors have a captive nut on a plate (visible in the rear wheel well), so I assume the inner anchors are similar

I chose the outer seatbelt anchor as it's load bearing and structural for shock loads, when compared to the seat mounting point.

Here's the left rear belt anchor which also holds the rear center belt

removed

separated

Inverted the seatbelt's positioning bracket, to accommodate the anchor in appropriate orientation

assembled maintaining orientation of each belt/buckle with the climbing anchor in good orientation for clipping a LATCH belt

mounted

seat in place, showing access to anchor ring

spread belts showing LATCH belt anchored to ring

shown how well the system tucks away

Fixe climbing anchor with ring anchor $5.99 (x4), and a little grinder action, and now I can anchor 2 car seats (2 yr old toddler, and NEW baby boy (born 1/23/2012)) in the sedan, WITH the modern LATCH anchoring system rather than the lame seat belt method.

Amazing car!! I just gave my wife a '96 OBL for her 50th birthday. The first order of business is swapping in a 5 spd but she is already talking about a lift. I showed her this thread and she said "WOW, I like that!".